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The Complete Guide to Yosemite National Park, 6th Edition

The Complete Guide to Yosemite National Park, 6th Edition
Stephen P. Medley
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-59714-087-4, $12.95

The authoritative guide to Yosemite National Park
Grassroots Philanthropy: Field Notes of a Maverick Grantmaker

Grassroots Philanthropy: Field Notes of a Maverick Grantmaker
Bill Somerville with Fred Setterberg
Hardcover, ISBN: 978-1-59714-084-3, $30.00
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-59714-085-0, $15.00

An unorthodox guide to decisive, hands-on grantmaking.

Changing Course

Changing Course: Windcall and the Art of Renewal
Susan Wells
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-59714-071-3, $18.95

Innovative program helped cure compassion overload

The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada

The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada
Written and Illustrated by John Muir Laws
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-59714-052-2, $24.95
368 pages (4.75 x 8.75), with 2,800 watercolor illustrations

The must-have guide to the Range of Light
Flora of the Santa Ana River and Environs With References to World Botany

Flora of the Santa Ana River and Environs With References to World Botany
Oscar F. Clarke, Danielle Svehla, Greg Ballmer, and Arlee Montalvo
Trade Paper, ISBN: 978-1-59714-050-8, $29.95

An introduction to the botanical richness of one of southern California’s major waterways.

Birds of Napa County

Birds of Napa County
Hermann Heinzel
Trade Paper, ISBN: 978-1-59714-030-0, $12.95
104 pages (4.25 x 9)

A birds-eye view of wine country

Magpies and Mayflies

Magpies and Mayflies: An Introduction to Plants and Animals of the Central Valley and Sierra Foothills
Derek Madden, Ken Charters, and Cathy Snyder
A Great Valley Book
Trade Paper, ISBN: 1-59714-003-1, $16.95

Follow biologist Derek Madden as he explores some of California’s most diverse ecosystems.

Sierra Birds

Sierra Birds: A Hiker’s Guide
By John Muir Laws
Trade Paper, ISBN: 1-890771-78-3, $9.95
With full-color illustrations throughout

As a naturalist managing the field studies program at the California Academy of Sciences, John Muir Laws noticed that novice birders often distinguish birds by color and size rather than species. This inspired him to create Sierra Birds: A Hiker’s Guide, a unique book that assumes no prior birding knowledge on the part of the reader and is organized for easy and quick reference.

How to Keep Your Language Alive:
A Guide to One-on-One Language Learning

Leanne Hinton
Trade paper, ISBN: 1-890771-42-2, $15.95

Aa manual for students of all languages, from Yurok to Yiddish, Washoe to Welsh; complete with exercises that can—can and should—be done in the most ordinary of settings.

TGGP

Trees of Golden Gate Park and San Francisco
Elizabeth McClintock, edited and arranged by Richard G. Turner, Jr.
Trade paper, ISBN: 1-890771-28-7, $18.95

An essential guide for all who love the natural beauty of San Francisco.

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